Wine Atlas

1092 regions · epoch 589
Weststeiermark

Weststeiermark

Steep schist and phyllite slopes west of Graz, centred on Deutschlandsberg and Stainz. Defined almost entirely by the indigenous Blauer Wildbacher grape, which produces Schilcher — a sharp, cranberry-tart rosé unlike anything else in Austria. A niche region with a fiercely local identity.

Schilcher rosé; tart, high-acid, distinctive

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